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Northeast Center for Special Care Fine and Performing Arts Program... northeastcenter.com |
    Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, commonly called The Arsht Center, is Florida's largest performing arts center and is located on Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, Florida, USA. It is the third-largest performing arts center in the United States, after the Lincoln Center in New York City and the Denver Performing Arts Center in Denver. [1] The Center was partly built on the grounds of a former Burdines department store; it was an Art Deco building constructed in 1929, predating the Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive.[2] It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1997. However, by 2001, the only surviving part of the original structure was a seven-story tower built by Sears, the space's successor. The department store space itself had been demolished. It was decided to preserve the tower and incorporate it into the new performing arts center. The Arsht Center is the headquarters and home of the Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet, and New World Symphony. The Center's grand opening took place on October 5, 2006 with many famous performers, politicians and movie stars attending, including Gloria Estefan, Jeb Bush, Andy Garcia and Bernadette Peters.[3]
[edit] ArchitectureDesigned by the distinguished architect, Cesar Pelli, the Center occupies 570,000 square feet (53,000 m2), straddling both sides of Biscayne Boulevard which are connected by a pedestrian bridge. Acoustics were designed by Russell Johnson of Artec Consultants company. He is mostly known for the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. [edit] Performing arts and other venuesThe Cleveland Orchestra and its conductor Franz Welser-Möst presents a three-week residency each year. The Center has four resident companies which present seasons throughout the year in the Center's halls. Resident companies include: The New World Symphony, the Concert Association of Florida, the Miami City Ballet and the Florida Grand Opera. There are three main venues:
The concert hall seats 2,200. Its stage extends into the audience and there is seating behind the stage for 200 additional spectators or for a chorus. The orchestra level can be transformed into a "Grand Ballroom" with a festival floor configuration for dining and dancing for up to 850 people. The floor is installed over the seats.
A flexible black-box space designed for up to 200 seats. In addition, there are two smaller multi-purpose venues:
[edit] Name changeOn January 10, 2008, it was announced that philanthropist and business leader Adrienne Arsht donated $30 million to the facility that would make it financially stable. In recognition for the gift, the former Carnival Center for the Performing Arts was renamed "The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County", or the Arsht Center for short.[4] [edit] Gallery
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Coordinates: 25°47′16″N 80°11′21″W / 25.787681°N 80.18915°W Categories: 1929 architecture | 2006 architecture | Performing arts centers in Florida | Buildings and structures in Miami, Florida | Concert halls in the United States | Culture of Miami, Florida | Opera houses in the United States | National Register of Historic Places in Miami, Florida | Visitor attractions in Miami-Dade County, Florida | César Pelli buildings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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